Temp Bilingual Senior Advocate Counselor

The Home for Little Wanderer's Wediko NY program is hiring a Temp Bilingual Senior Advocate Counselor. The Senior Advocate Counselor will work at the High School for Hospitality Management in Manhattan, focusing on supporting students who may be struggling academically, behaviorally, and exhibiting issues of trauma and loss due to their status as recent arrivals to the United States. The Senior Advocate Counselor provides supportive mentoring services, including attendance outreach and individual and small group social-emotional support in partnership with the school staff to support students in reaching their academic and social emotional goals.

Salary: $25-27/hour

The Senior Advocate Counselor position is a temporary position (March - June), 16 hours per week, and will be supervised by the Site Manager. If funding supports, position may be extended.

How you'll Be Making a Difference

• Responsible for a caseload of students, including maintaining attendance and educational progress, providing students and families with continuous feedback and resources to meet the needs and ensure academic success
• Provides individual and group mentoring to identified students on a weekly basis
• Facilitates communication between students, families, and school staff
• Completes required documentation, including Dr. Cloud notes, in a timely manner
• Provides crisis support, conflict mediation and social-emotional support
• Completes regular assessments and provides resource referrals in support of school-based services (with support of the site manager)
• Facilitates milieu services in common spaces, such as classroom, cafeteria, and afterschool push-ins

• Occasional evening and weekend hours required for school events

• Cultivates and maintains positive and effective relationships with Wediko team, school and school administrators, and other Community Based Organizations
• Supports the implementation of the Prevention Intervention Program (PIP)
• All functions and task responsibilities are subject to change, as deemed necessary by Site Manager and Program Manager based on needs of assigned site

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social services, i.e. Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Counseling, etc. preferred
• 3 years' experience in a school setting
• Bilingual Spanish Required
• Strong communication (verbal and written with proficiency in English and spanish) and interpersonal skills
• Ability to approach challenges in a collaborative, supportive, and creative manner
• Commitment to working from a strengths-based perspective
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development, with proven use of supervision to improve practice
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills
• Flexible schedule and willingness to work school hours, and on occasion some evenings to support school community events

Valuing Diversity

We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports those values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.